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Gnawa
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre
The Gnawa of Morocco descend from people who were brought north as slaves from West Africa and the Sahel. In nocturnal rituals, the lila, a master, the maâlem, leads the music on the guembri, a three-string bass lute with a soundbox covered in camel skin. Around it the qraqeb, metal castanets, rattle, and a choir sings in call and response until the participants fall into a trance. Since 2019 gnawa has been on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to how Mahmoud Guinia's deep guembri keeps repeating a short pattern while the qraqeb set a fast, rattling rhythm against it.
Saste Dima Nyou · Mahmoud Guinia, 1992
Moulay Ahmed · Hamid El Kasri, 2022
Soudani Foulani · Mokhtar Gania & Gnawa Soul, 2022
See also
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